Tumble Ridge Trail 5/26
Tumble Ridge Trail 5/26
Spent today on the Tumble Ridge trail, near Detroit. Trailhead is where Tumble Creek empties into Detroit Reservoir, just west of the Ranger Station. Trail starts up the creek on a closed road for about 1/4 mile, then heads up the ridge on the trail proper. Fairly well graded, but steep in places. Great conditioning hike! I made it about 4 miles (to about 4000' elevation) before a north slope = deep snow drifts. Around 2400' elevation gain. In about another mile, the trail forks to Dome Rock, or to Tumble Lake and the upper end of the trail in another mile or so. I've been to Dome Rock from the upper end of this trail, and the view is great. Steep, rugged country, lots of rock outcroppings and a roaring Tumble Creek Falls off in the distance, it's Tumble Creek as the outlet of Tumble Lake. Couldn't get a clear photo of it through the tree limbs, but further up the trail is a better view. The flow drops dramatically in the summer.
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Re: Tumble Ridge Trail 5/26
That's a nice hike and not too much clearcut to look at if I recall correctly. I've been there in the fall when the vine maple are showing their stunning reds. I've wondered if anyone has ever been up to Dome Rock in the winter. How was the condition of the trail before you hit snow?
Re: Tumble Ridge Trail 5/26
No clearcuts at all, just some thinned forest at the very start of the trail. The trail condition is great - no windfalls until I crossed the old road up past the meadow area, but nothing big; the meadows were really overgrown and kind of a jumbled mess due to snow drifts and the alder thickets growing in. My quads are a little sore today, mainly from the pounding downhill on the way back out! I'd love to see the vine maple in the fall - - I found your trip report from the old website, great pictures. There are some great photos of snowshoeing to Dome Rock on summitpost.org, that looked like a real workout.
Kevin
Kevin
"Going to the mountains is going home."
— John Muir
— John Muir